Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition.

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In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.

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If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on.

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Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly.

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